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Putin dons hazmat suit as Moscow says coronavirus outbreak is worse than it looks 24 Mar 2020 - 06:21 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin wearing protective gear visits a hospital where patients infected with the COVID-19 novel coronavirus are being treated in the settlement of Kommunarka in Moscow on March 24, 2020. / AFP / Alexey DRUZHININ
EU says close to deal on face masks against virus, after a month of searching 24 Mar 2020 - 05:24 pm
Employees of Aviatsiya Halychyny clothing brand sew face masks, worn by many as a protective measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on March 24, 2020. / AFP / Yuri DYACHYSHYN
Spain has worst day of virus, with 514 dead and 6,600 new cases overnight 24 Mar 2020 - 02:32 pm
People wearing face masks arrive at the South Municipal cemetery in Madrid, on March 23, 2020, to attend the burial of a man who died of the new coronavirus./ AFP / BALDESCA SAMPER
Italy virus cases 10 times higher than reported, Repubblica says 24 Mar 2020 - 12:49 pm
This picture taken on March 23, 2020 in Rome, shows a view of the Colosseum monument along a deserted Via dei Fori Imperiali during the country's lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of the COVID-19 (new coronavirus) pandemic. , / AFP / Filippo MONTEFORT
Bought enough toilet paper? Check this online calculator 24 Mar 2020 - 09:49 am
A woman carting toilet paper and kitchen rolls walks along a largely deserted Uhlandstrasse in Berlin on March 19, 2020. / AFP / Odd ANDERSEN
Britain in lockdown as WHO warns pandemic 'accelerating' 24 Mar 2020 - 08:57 am
A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock standing at the dispatch box and speaking during the Coronavirus Bill debate to socially distanced MPs in the House of Commons in London on March 23, 2020. A
Merkel negative in 1st virus test; more to be done 23 Mar 2020 - 07:37 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Michel Kappeler
Russia bans grains exports over coronavirus pandemic 23 Mar 2020 - 06:44 pm
Few people are seen in a square following new type of coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Moscow, Russia on March 20, 2020. Sefa Karacan - Anadolu
Spain's deputy PM Carmen Calvo hospitalized with respiratory infection 23 Mar 2020 - 02:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Carmen Calvo arrives to attend the first cabinet meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo
Lessons from Italy’s Covid-19 mistakes 23 Mar 2020 - 12:08 pm
:A woman with her dog is seen crossing the deserted Piazza del Popolo while the Italians stay at home as part of a lockdown against the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Rome, Italy March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
France toughens lockdown penalties as coronavirus kills medic 23 Mar 2020 - 11:33 am
Municipal police officers patrol during a curfew in Colombes, near Paris on March 22, 2020 on the sixth day of a strict nationwide confinement seeking to halt the spread of the COVID-19 infection caused by novel coronavirus. / AFP / FRANCK FIFE
Merkel in quarantine after contact with infected doctor 22 Mar 2020 - 11:41 pm
A house where German Chancellor Angela Merkel has an apartment with her husband is pictured in Berlin on March 22, 2020 after it was announced by her spokesman that Merkel is going in to quarantine after being treated by a doctor who has since tested posi
Quake hits Zagreb, PM urges social distancing as residents flee buildings 22 Mar 2020 - 07:23 pm
Medical staff and volunteers evacuate a maternity hospital in Zagreb, on March 22, 2020, after an earthquake hit the country at 06:00 am (0500 GMT). AFP / Denis Lovrovic
Switzerland records more than 900 more coronavirus cases 22 Mar 2020 - 05:06 pm
A man wearing a face mask uses a pedestrian crossing in front of Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Geneva on March 20, 2020, as the Swiss government further tightened measures against COVID-19, but said it would not follow other countries in ordering full confine
Doctors respond en masse to Italy's call to arms 22 Mar 2020 - 04:52 pm
A group of nurses wearing protective mask and gear pose for a group photo prior to their night shift on March 13, 2020 at the Cremona hospital, southeast of Milan, Lombardy. AFP PHOTO / PAOLO MIRANDA
Spain's coronavirus deaths surpass 1,700, cases over 28,000 - Health Ministry 22 Mar 2020 - 02:37 pm
Civil Protection workers and health workers set up a triage tent for suspected coronavirus patients outside the Burgos Hospital (UBU) on March 20, 2020, in Burgos, in northern Spain. / AFP / CESAR MANSO
Lock downs not enough to defeat coronavirus - WHO's Ryan 22 Mar 2020 - 01:51 pm
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Italy coronavirus deaths jump by almost 800, govt shuts most workplaces 22 Mar 2020 - 10:53 am
The Palazzo Marino building is seen iluminated with the colours of the Italian flag as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Milan, Italy March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

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File photo of US President Donald Trump. AFP. Trump says US agrees to continue Iran talks
Aerial view of Copacabana Beach during the austral winter in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 9, 2026. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP) Brazil inflation slows amid falling food and fuel prices
France fans pose for photos before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarter Final match between France and Morocco at Boston Stadium on July 09, 2026 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images/AFP World Cup fans stretch budgets, and waistlines, to see their teams play on
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